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bə:d(a two-legged feathered creature, with a beak and two wings, with which most can fly: Kiwis and ostriches are birds which cannot fly.) ave, pájarobird n pájaro / avetr[bɜːd]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa bird in the hand is worth two in the bush más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volandoto kill two birds with one stone matar dos pájaros de un tiroa little bird told me me lo ha dicho un pajaritobirds of a feather flock together Dios los cría y ellos se juntanto do bird slang estar en chironato get the bird ser rechazado,-abird of ill-omen pájaro de mal agüerobird of paradise ave nombre femenino del paraísobird of passage ave nombre femenino de pasobird's nest nido de pájarobird's nest soup sopa de nido de golondrinathe birds and the bees euphemistic use la sexualidadbird ['bərd] n: pájaro m (pequeño), ave f (grande)n.• ave s.f.• pájara s.f.• pájaro s.m.bɜːrd, bɜːdthe bird has flown — (set phrase) el pájaro ha volado
the birds and the bees: he told us about the birds and the bees nos contó de dónde venían los niños; to be (strictly) for the birds (colloq) no valer* nada; to kill two birds with one stone matar dos pájaros de un tiro; birds of a feather flock together Dios los cría y ellos se juntan; they're birds of a feather son tal para cual; a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando; it's the early bird that catches the worm — a quien madruga Dios lo ayuda
2)a) ( person)b) ( woman) (BrE sl) chica f[bɜːd]1. Nbird of ill omen — liter pájaro m de mal agüero
a little bird told me * — hum me lo dijo un pajarito
the bird has flown — (fig) el pájaro ha volado
- kill two birds with one stone- be strictly for the birdsearly 3.2) (Brit)(Theat) *- get the bird- give sb the bird3) (Brit) * (=girl) chica f, pollita f, niña f (LAm); (=girlfriend) chica f, amiguita f4) * (=fellow) tipo * m, tío m (Sp) *5) ** (=imprisonment)2.CPDbird brain * N — casquivano(-a) m / f
bird dog N — (US) perro m de caza
bird fancier N — criador(a) m / f de pájaros
bird feeder N — comedero m para pájaros
bird nesting N —
bird of paradise N — ave f del paraíso
bird of passage N — ave f de paso
bird of prey N — ave f de rapiña
bird sanctuary N — reserva f de pájaros
bird's nest N — nido m de pájaro
bird table N — mesita de jardín para poner comida a los pájaros
* * *[bɜːrd, bɜːd]the bird has flown — (set phrase) el pájaro ha volado
the birds and the bees: he told us about the birds and the bees nos contó de dónde venían los niños; to be (strictly) for the birds (colloq) no valer* nada; to kill two birds with one stone matar dos pájaros de un tiro; birds of a feather flock together Dios los cría y ellos se juntan; they're birds of a feather son tal para cual; a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando; it's the early bird that catches the worm — a quien madruga Dios lo ayuda
2)a) ( person)b) ( woman) (BrE sl) chica f
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